Performance comparison of heuristic algorithms for task scheduling in IaaS cloud computing environment

Cloud computing infrastructure is suitable for meeting computational needs of large task sizes. Optimal scheduling of tasks in cloud computing environment has been proved to be an NP-complete problem, hence the need for the application of heuristic methods. Several heuristic algorithms have been dev...

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Main Authors: Madni, S. H. H., Abd. Latiff, M. S., Abdullahi, M., Abdulhamid, S. M., Usman, M. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74877/1/MuhammadShafie2017_PerformanceComparisonofHeuristicAlgorithms.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74877/
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Summary:Cloud computing infrastructure is suitable for meeting computational needs of large task sizes. Optimal scheduling of tasks in cloud computing environment has been proved to be an NP-complete problem, hence the need for the application of heuristic methods. Several heuristic algorithms have been developed and used in addressing this problem, but choosing the appropriate algorithm for solving task assignment problem of a particular nature is difficult since the methods are developed under different assumptions. Therefore, six rule based heuristic algorithms are implemented and used to schedule autonomous tasks in homogeneous and heterogeneous environments with the aim of comparing their performance in terms of cost, degree of imbalance, makespan and throughput. First Come First Serve (FCFS), Minimum Completion Time (MCT), Minimum Execution Time (MET), Maxmin, Min-min and Sufferage are the heuristic algorithms considered for the performance comparison and analysis of task scheduling in cloud computing.